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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO HONG KONG'S EXISTING QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE LAUNCHING OF A THREE-YEAR CAMPAIGN IN MARCH 1990 TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL MANUFACTURERS.

THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY HAS ALSO BEEN SET UP ΤΟ MANAGE A VOLUNTARY SCHEME FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESSES, BASED ON THE ISO 9000 QUALITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS.

SO FAR, OVER 80 LOCAL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED TO THE ISO 9000 INTERNATIONAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS. A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF COMPANIES ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PREPARATION FOR THE ISO 9000 AUDIT.

APART FROM HELPING THE LOCAL INDUSTRY TO MEET VARIOUS OVERSEAS PRODUCT STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE SAFETY OF GOODS IMPORTED OR LOCALLY MADE FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION, MR FUNG SAID.

TIIERE ARE, FOR INSTANCE, CERTAIN REGULATIONS AND MEASURES RELATING ΤΟ SAFETY, INCLUDING THOSE GOVERNING SHIPS AND SHIPS REQUIREMENT, FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, ROAD TRAFFIC, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FIRE SERVICES AND RADIATION.

"ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS SAFETY ORDINANCE WHICH WAS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT IN JULY THIS YEAR," HE SAID.

REPATRIATION OF ECVII'S BY AIR

A TOTAL OF 114 EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVII'S) WERE REPATRIATED TO HAINAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ON TWO FLIGHTS AT THE START OF A THREE-DAY REPATRIATION EXERCISE BY AIR.

GIRLS.

THE TWO GROUPS COMPRISED 63 MEN, 34 WOMEN, 11 BOYS AND SIX

FOUR MORE FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS TO REPATRIATE SOME 220 ECVII'S TO HAINAN.

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